Swimming WA 25m World Championships 2024

[dodge 1,027]

I see  Marchand is actually on the entry lists. 

[phelps 7,792]

  On 12/6/2024 at 10:49 AM, dodge said:

I see  Marchand is actually on the entry lists. 

Expand  

yes, but he withdrew after the lists were made official because he's exhausted, he said

 

https://olympics.com/en/news/exhausted-leon-marchand-withdraws-2024-short-course-world-swimming-championships

[dodge 1,027]

Ah, I see. World short course generally have lesser fields anyway, and post Olympics it was always going to be this way

[Topicmaster1010 4,439]

World Record for  Gretchen Walsh in the 50m butterfly heats.

 

And something tells me this won't be the only WR she gets this meet.

[Federer91 2,880]

The swimmers learned of FINA's financial difficulties and decided it's time to bankrupt them  5 WR already and 125 k gone, even though they set a measly 25 k for a WR.

[Gianlu33 4,715]

A lot of WRs today

[Safe Dragonfly 21]

Summer McIntosh World Record in 400m Freestyle! These WRs keep piling up

[heywoodu 15,332]

  On 12/10/2024 at 5:13 PM, Federer91 said:

The swimmers learned of FINA's financial difficulties and decided it's time to bankrupt them  5 WR already and 125 k gone, even though they set a measly 25 k for a WR.

Expand  

25k is definitely more than enough for WR's in a sport where quite a few athletes realistically can compete in 4-5+ events in one championship  

[heywoodu 15,332]

Any idea what makes the Budapest pool so fast by the way? I know in speed skating and track cycling altitude plays a role, for example, but isn't water...you know...water?  

 

I get that it has something to do with the pool and some kind of technology, that's obvious, but not really sure what it is that can make a pool 'faster'.

[Josh 10,991]

Silver for  Hungary in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay